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Wow, is this required in order to get the smart setting to work properly ?

@Hiortintexas, yes, sorry for any confusion. Nozzle selection inputs the precip rate for your system. If these are wrong, the Iro will water accordingly the data it’s been given. Perhaps you could post photos of your sprinkler heads and we can double check to see if we have the selection wrong from a default level?

Hiortintexas:

I have had my Rachio unit for less than a week and I’m running it on the flex schedule so the unit is making all the decisions.

Another thing we should check is the weather station you’re using. If it’s giving us bad weather data, this could also cause the Iro to run more frequently.

Yes, please review my account. Right now I have a manual schedule set up as well but I have both disabled for the moment while I think about what will work best.

With my previous “primitive” controller I had it set to 15 minutes per station and that seemed fine.

What got me thinking was just the large number of gallons that has been stacking up in less than a week but perhaps the calculations are not entirely correct?
I would think that you would also need to know how many sprinkler heads per station that are being used.
Right now I think the default surface per station is 1000 sq ft and that is much more than some of my zones so if that is used to calculate gallons, then I think the count is over stated.
I will spend some time and measure my areas.

Please review my data and see if there is something that stands out. I think that for example my shrubs that are in the shade makes sense that they are watered more often, but to have some of the other sunny areas watered almost every day for an hour seems excessive…

It is eye opening to see all this data and that might be what creates the reaction. What you don’t know, you don’t worry about

Yes, please review my account. Right now I have a manual schedule set up as well but I have both disabled for the moment while I think about what will work best.

@Hiortintexas, sure thing, will do! Myself or a support team member will follow up with you. I’ll summarize our findings here as well.

Hiortintexas:

With my previous “primitive” controller I had it set to 15 minutes per station and that seemed fine.

Just curious, how often did this schedule run? Every day, every other day…?

Hiortintexas:

What got me thinking was just the large number of gallons that has been stacking up in less than a week but perhaps the calculations are not entirely correct? I would think that you would also need to know how many sprinkler heads per station that are being used.Right now I think the default surface per station is 1000 sq ft and that is much more than some of my zones so if that is used to calculate gallons, then I think the count is over stated.

Yes, this could be the root of your concern. We use the precip rate, watering duration, and square footage of each zone to calculate water usage reports. For more details, [please reference this support article][1].

Hiortintexas:

It is eye opening to see all this data and that might be what creates the reaction.